Sri Lanka vs Ireland Live Score Updates, T20 World Cup 2026

1 run.

Looped up slightly, around middle, Kusal goes back and nudges it through mid-wicket for one.

Around off, Pathum Nissanka drives it straight back. The bowler tries to get down to his right and effect the run out but only manages to deflect it towards the umpire behind. The batters take a run. The stand moves to 30 (21).

This time the ball lands. Mendis employs another sweep, this time all around the ground, towards deep square leg, for a single.

A full toss to start. Kusal Mendis is straightaway down to sweep but is a bit early and gets this off the top edge. The ball flies towards deep backward square leg but there is no one there. By the time deep square leg can get across, two runs are taken.

Double bowling change? Indeed. Another leg spinner. Time to have a look at leggie Gareth Delany.

Back to normalcy. Short and wide outside off, Kusal reaches out and punches it through point for another single. Just felt like that ball turned away a touch.

Finally something fuller. Around middle and off, Mendis lunges to defend.

Outside off, punched through the covers for one.

Another short ball, around off, 91.6 kph, Kusal Mendis goes back and punches it through the covers for a run.

Another long hop, around off, Nissanka rocks back and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Short, outside off, Pathum Nissanka cuts it towards short third.

DRINKS BREAK. That final over tilts the phase in Sri Lanka's favour. They seemed to be struggling initially but then Ireland lost control over their lines and lengths, spraying the ball around. As many as 6 fours and a six have been conceded, but most of them have been because of poor lengths. George Dockrell has been given the ball now. That is another rarity. He has not preferred to bowl much in the last two years.

FOUR! Third boundary of the over! This is not all that bad a ball but just a pure good cricketing shot. Fractionally short of a length outside off, that's all. But Mendis arches back and punches it in the gap between cover and point. What a final over of the Powerplay - 0 4 0 4 0 4! Sri Lanka end the Powerplay with their score on 50/1.

Good riposte from the bowler. Banged in short, outside off, Mendis looks to rise with the bounce and play the upper cut but misses.

MISFIELD, FOUR! Too short again, outside off, coming in, Kusal Mendis pulls it to the right of mid on. The fielder gets across to his right but then puts in a lumbered dive and the ball goes through.

Hard length around middle, Mendis sets up to pull but the ball isn't quite short. This is eventually jammed down to mid on.

FOUR! Oh, such great control from Kusal Mendis. Just marginally short on middle and leg, Mendis waits back and uses the wrists to half pull the ball. The ball goes quickly and well to the left of deep backward square leg for a boundary.

Good-length delivery, slanting back in from well outside off. Mendis punches it down into the off side.

Final over of the Powerplay. It has been an okayish one for Ireland so far. Can they snap another wicket? Barry McCarthy returns with a change of ends. 1-0-9-0 so far.